Impromtu Karaoke

We got some breakfast and found a place to store all our suitcases because we would only need our backpack for the two days in Fujikawaguchiko. We initially checked with our hotel if they could store them as we were returning to the same hotel later but they refused. So we went to a place near Ueno, stored the bags and then went to Shinjuku to catch our bus. Unfortunately, all buses to Fujikawaguchiko were sold out until 6pm, something we had not anticipated. So, we got the 6pm ticket and realised we had lots of time to kill. We unsuccessfully tried getting into the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, but it had a ticketed entry for the day which was sold out. We checked out a movie theatre but all English subtitled films (and even a Japanese anime film which we were okay with) were sold out. We roamed around the district, saw the popular Godzilla head on top of one of the buildings and eventually chanced upon a Karaoke bar. This looked interesting so we went in. And it was great. For the next one hour, Divya and I had a Karaoke room with unlimited drinks (we got hot sake, a cocktail and some Oolong tea) while we sang songs by ABBA, Queen, Adele, Coldplay and others. It was a fun experience and helped make up for the time we had lost by not getting an earlier bus. We eventually boarded our bus at 6pm, reached Kawaguchiko station around 8pm, and checked-in to our hotel after a short but eery uphill walk in the dark towards the hotel.Read more